United just bought some more aircraft
10-07-2022, 05:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Str8 Cash Homie
The only 550 operator BlowJet is on verge of collapse. Unless the United pilot group sells out scope, the 550 becomes a failed experiment probably by early next year.
10-07-2022, 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by ugleeual
Apparently this was a lease buy out… United accounting geek figured company would save cash buying the planes outright rather than continuing lease payments. Non event.
While that's a nice story/spin from management, I suspect this purchase was conceived prior to the pilots effectively killing the TA.
Originally Posted by Str8 Cash Homie
The 550’s (700 with 50 seats) are junk after the new pax weight’s from the FAA.
The new FAA pax weights simply mean that they have to reduce fuel loads. That was an increase of 20lbs/pax. Times 50 = 1000 lbs.
Now, how much did the TA increase max weight? More than 1000 lbs? Hmmm.
Management came up with the 550 to get around our scope limits. I don't have any sympathy for them.
10-08-2022, 03:49 AM
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Originally Posted by jerryleber
But they aren't flying for UAX currently according to this site anyway. It shows only Skywest is flying CRJ700s for UAX.
https://sites.google.com/site/united...fleet-tracking
https://sites.google.com/site/united...fleet-tracking
10-08-2022, 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Swakid8
I am pretty certain that these are the Mesa birds that already went through the conversion and already flying for GoJet.
10-08-2022, 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by ugleeual;[url=tel:3508756
3508756[/url]]Say it isn’t so… you just blew up a couple conspiracies if true.
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